- Lyricist
- Hip Hop Tamizha
- Singers
- Kaushik, Krish, Padmalatha
- Music director
- Hiphop Tamizha
- Movie name
- Thani Oruvan
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 5 Dec 2016
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kadhal Cricketu from the 2015 action-thriller Thani Oruvan is a playful, upbeat solo track sung from the perspective of the female protagonist, Mahima (played by Nayanthara). Using cricket metaphors, she humorously describes falling head over heels for Mithran (Jayam Ravi) at first sight, metaphorically losing her wicket and getting 'duck out' immediately. She vents her lighthearted frustration about constantly chasing him while he acts indifferent and ignores her efforts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Extended Metaphor
“Kadhal cricketu / Vizhindhiruchu wicketu”
Compares love and romantic defeat to a game of cricket, using terms like 'wicket' falling and getting 'duck out'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kadhal cricketu / Vizhindhiruchu wicketu / Aanene duck outtu”
Uses matching rhyming endings with English loanwords in Tamil script ('cricketu', 'wicketu', 'duck outtu').
Hyperbole / Self-Praise
“Azhagum arivum kalandhu / Yennai pol azhagi ulagil yarum illa”
Exaggerates her uniqueness by asserting that no other woman in the world combines beauty and brains as perfectly as she does.
Cosmic Metaphor
“Nee dhaan en boomi unna suthi varuvenae”
Compares her love interest to planet Earth and herself to a celestial body orbiting him.
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Trivia
The song was composed by Hiphop Tamizha and sung by British-Indian playback singer Kharesma Ravichandran, who was just 14 years old when she recorded this hit track. The song became a chartbuster for its trendy Tanglish lyrics and youthful tempo.
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